Recent structural insights into cytochrome P450 function

FP Guengerich, MR Waterman, M Egli - Trends in pharmacological …, 2016 - cell.com
Cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes are important in the metabolism of drugs, steroids, fat-
soluble vitamins, carcinogens, pesticides, and many other types of chemicals. Their catalytic …

Non-steroidal CYP17A1 inhibitors: discovery and assessment

TM Wróbel, FS Jørgensen, AV Pandey… - Journal of medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
CYP17A1 is an enzyme that plays a major role in steroidogenesis and is critically involved in
the biosynthesis of steroid hormones. Therefore, it remains an attractive target in several …

Mechanisms of cytochrome P450-catalyzed oxidations

FP Guengerich - ACS catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are complex biological catalysts and are critical to life. Most oxidations of
chemicals are catalyzed by cytochrome P450 (P450, CYP) enzymes, which generally utilize …

Steroidogenic cytochrome P450 17A1 structure and function

SD Burris-Hiday, EE Scott - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Cytochrome P450 17A1 (CYP17A1) is a critical steroidogenic enzyme, essential for
producing glucocorticoids and sex hormones. This review discusses the complex activity of …

Structures of human steroidogenic cytochrome P450 17A1 with substrates

EM Petrunak, NM DeVore, PR Porubsky… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - jbc.org
The human cytochrome P450 17A1 (CYP17A1) enzyme operates at a key juncture of human
steroidogenesis, controlling the levels of mineralocorticoids influencing blood pressure …

[HTML][HTML] Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) binds and stabilizes cytochromes P450 through a heme-independent mechanism

MR McGuire, D Mukhopadhyay, SL Myers… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) is a heme-binding protein
implicated in a wide range of cellular functions. We previously showed that PGRMC1 binds …

Spectroscopic studies of the cytochrome P450 reaction mechanisms

PJ Mak, IG Denisov - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are thiolate heme proteins that can, often
under physiological conditions, catalyze many distinct oxidative transformations on a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Human cytochrome P450 enzymes bind drugs and other substrates mainly through conformational-selection modes

FP Guengerich, CJ Wilkey, TTN Phan - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes are major catalysts involved in the oxidations of most
drugs, steroids, carcinogens, fat-soluble vitamins, and natural products. The binding of …

The impact of individual cytochrome P450 enzymes on oxidative metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene in human livers

M Šulc, R Indra, M Moserová… - Environmental and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) is a human carcinogen that covalently binds to DNA after metabolic
activation by cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. In this study human recombinant CYPs …

Role of protein–protein interactions in cytochrome P450-mediated drug metabolism and toxicity

SE Kandel, JN Lampe - Chemical research in toxicology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Through their unique oxidative chemistry, cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYPs)
catalyze the elimination of most drugs and toxins from the human body. Protein–protein …